86th Avenue & 247th Street
The four-way crossing of 86th Avenue and 247th Street is in Bellerose, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 133 the Bellerose School of Excellence is 460 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/248 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q43, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/248 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q43.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/248 St Q430.3 milesQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2018.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11426
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bellerose
- Elevation
- 93 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 133 the Bellerose School of Excellence School460 feet
- P.S. 133 Queens Pre-K460 feet
- Our Little Angels Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K710 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bellerose Playground550 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 86th Avenue & 248th Street 260 feet
- 247th Street & 86th Road 270 feet
- 247th Street & 85th Road 270 feet
- 86th Avenue & Commonwealth Boulevard 440 feet
- 87th Avenue & 247th Street 520 feet
- 86th Avenue & 249th Street 530 feet
- 85th Avenue & 247th Street 530 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 86th Road 660 feet
See every intersection along 247th Street or 86th Avenue.